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Bill Marten interviews Rae Ruscha on February 20, 1962 at the Astor Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ruscha discusses her childhood in Marinette, Wisconsin and attending the theatre with her mother. Rae also discusses her work as an adult with the Jewish Federated Charities. Rae also mentions the divide between German Jews and other Jews in Milwaukee.

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